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Recent Examples of disingenuous
The source says some show the disingenuous nature of the effort.
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Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2025
In a particularly disingenuous passage, Alito quoted a government lawyer who assured a lower court that no deportations were planned for Friday or Saturday.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
The disingenuous view that the U.S. has all the power and China has zero levers to pull is hard to explain, considering China retaliated.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Cena has been the most generic heel WWE could have possibly booked him as, and the character as a whole feels completely disingenuous.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
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Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2025
In a particularly disingenuous passage, Alito quoted a government lawyer who assured a lower court that no deportations were planned for Friday or Saturday.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
The disingenuous view that the U.S. has all the power and China has zero levers to pull is hard to explain, considering China retaliated.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Cena has been the most generic heel WWE could have possibly booked him as, and the character as a whole feels completely disingenuous.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disingenuous
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Harvard’s dishonest expert on honesty is a poignant symbol of a far larger problem in academia: ideological allegiance replacing the quest for truth.—
Andrew Follett,
National Review,
31 May 2025
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On one hand, the inquiry appeared to play into his rivals’ criticisms of Mr. Cuomo as a dishonest broker, who has been accused of putting nursing home residents at risk during the coronavirus pandemic and seeking to cover it up.—
Nicholas Fandos,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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These reactions mirror talking points found in the online manosphere, the network of forums, podcasts, and content creators who frame women, especially Black women, as manipulative and deceitful.—
Susan Akyeampong,
Refinery29,
16 May 2025
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Unfortunately, a deceitful narrative was presented.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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The document discovery in those cases revealed that France had been untruthful during the NFLPA arbitration process.—
Chris Deubert,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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During the trial, prosecutors showed videos of the multiple interviews Troconis had with law enforcement and accused her of being untruthful about Farber Dulos’ disappearance.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2025
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Kyle: And to set up contrived philosophical discussions.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2025
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But however well-intentioned the company may be, piling on the contrived empathy can get some users hooked, an issue even OpenAI has acknowledged.—
Parmy Olson,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2025
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And with legalized gambling sites now a huge revenue stream for MLB and many of its teams, the Rose ban seemed hypocritical to some.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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Kathleen O’Leary, Boca Raton Get a mirror, Marco The Republican Party is the most hypocritical group of politicians this country has ever seen, and Marco Rubio its biggest hypocrite of all.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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While there are certainly products that can be used across different hair textures, lengths, curl patterns, thicknesses, colors (natural and unnatural), and needs, hair products are often created with specific consumers in mind.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
31 May 2025
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Concurrently, fire exclusion policies aimed to protect young stands but inadvertently led to unnatural fuel accumulation beneath regenerating trees.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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After Joe secured his fourth immunity win, the two Ks hatched a devious plan of trying to convince Joe that Shauhin was flipping.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
15 May 2025
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But the scam is particularly devious since the Trump administration has tried to revoke visas for foreign students while detaining others for views critical of Israel’s war in Gaza.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
14 May 2025
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From there, the team compared the more accurate porpoise references with the assumed geographical sightings to create a chronological order.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
5 May 2025
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That’s on top of an assumed 3% pay increase from the state.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Disingenuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disingenuous. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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